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RE: Why are 6sn7s noisy in one preamp and not another?

Design Compromise, not just your unit:

Soundstage Review: "The noise level could be lower, but if you select an amplifier with a moderate input sensitivity, like Rogue Audio's Atlas (1V sensitivity) and avoid super-high-sensitivity speakers, noise should not be a problem."

The go-to sources are:
heater voltage too high,
too much (too little) plate current or voltage,
noisy/cheap plate load resistor,
noisy/cheap resistors,
noisy power supply,
poor mechanical layout,
poor circuit board layout,
cracks in the circuit board traces,
lead free solder problems
Cheap electrolytic capacitors


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